Self-Defined: Symposium

Open Eye Gallery

Exploring how historical narratives are revisited, challenged and reimagined through conversations on archives, memory and representation.

On the occasion of the exhibition Self-Defined. New Stories from Archives, this symposium brings together artists, curators and cultural professionals from regions of Europe less represented in the UK cultural sector. Programme11:00-11:50. Rethinking the Past Through Institutions.Why does the past matter today? How can institutions engage with contested histories?Why and how do we work together to explore history and archives from different perspectives?Participants:Gosia McKane, Director, Liverpool European PartnershipAnna Bubnova, Senior Relationship Manager, Culture Responds, Arts British CouncilModerated by Sarah Fisher 12:00-12:50. Exhibitions as Spaces for Untold Histories.Can exhibitions make the voices of the excluded heard?What responsibilities do curators and artists have when working with silenced or fragmented narratives?Participants:Krasimira Butseva, visual artist and researcher based in London, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.Kristine Milere, exhibition curator and researcher at the Art Museum RIGA BOURSE, the Foreign Art Department of the Latvian National Museum of ArtModerated by Max Gorbatskyi 13:00-14:00. Lunch break 14:00-14:50. Artists, Archives and Contemporary Work.Why are artists and curators returning to archives?How can artistic practice reactivate historical material?Participants:Karolina Gembara, artist and researcher, PolandLia Dostlieva, artist and researcher, UkraineViktoria Bavykina and Max Gorbatskyi, curators of the Self-Defined exhibition at Open Eye GalleryModerated by Lindsay Taylor, Director of the University of Salford Art Collection 15:00-15:50. Archival Practices Across Eastern Europe.How do archival cultures differ across Eastern Europe?What political, social and historical conditions shape approaches to memory?Participants:Elene Toidze, Co-founder and Director of Creative Clusters' Alliance, Georgia.Zula Rabikowska, artist, founder of Rethinking Eastern Europe organisation.Andrii Usach and Аnna Yatsenko, NGO After Silence, Ukraine.Moderated by Viktoria Bavykina In partnership with: The Liverpool European Festival, University of Salford and National Library of Latvia, CERS – Cultural and Creative Ecosystem of Latvia as a Resource for Resilience and Sustainability.

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